The increase in the sex drive that occurs during adolescence is partly the result of the increase in
A) estrogens. B) availability of contraceptives.
C) sexually explicit media. D) androgens.
D
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Stimulant medications work by ____
a. paradoxically slowing kids down b. altering neurotransmitter activity in the frontostriatal region of the brain (stimulating areas that are underaroused) c. enhancing mood, which in turn enhances self-esteem and behavioral control d. "convincing" parents and teachers that the medications are working, even when they're not (placebo effect)
A college student has volunteered to tutor students in a first-grade classroom. She hopes to gain a realistic picture of the everyday behavior of these students. However, every time she enters the classroom, the students all stop what they are doing and run up to her begging her to tutor them next. This student will probably never get a realistic picture of a typical first grader's school day
because of the a. observer bias. b. observer effect. c. self-fulfilling prophecy. d. anthropomorphic error.
When studying development of early mental states, researchers found that as early as 6 months, infants
A) expect people to talk to other people, rather than to inanimate objects. B) understand that people are intentional beings who share and influence another's mental state. C) are aware that others' perspectives differ from their own. D) can determine if an object inside a box is desirable or undesirable.
Dr. Singh is doing research in which she examines whether a drug effect differs when the drug is administered orally from when it is administered rectally. We might say that she is doing a study involving __________.
A. neurotherapy B. neurochemistry C. behavioral neuroscience D. pharmacokinetics